Page 3 of the Belfast News-Letter reports the British Army arrived at Hong Kong yesterday:
Diary pages from this date
Saw 'Coney Island' at Queen's, in technicolour, really lovely.
The weekend boats (if any) are for Australia.
Still working at Supreme Court, and finished too late to go on HMS Vindex.
We girls (stenos) have put our names down for the next boat, I hope it's soon because am feeling very weary and ready to go from this rather uncertain atmosphere.
Mr Gimson is leaving by plane at weekend.
The British Military Administration publishes a scale of punishments, including the death penalty for anyone inciting insurrection or publishing, possessing or circulating printed matter critical of the Administration, or 'in the interests of the enemy'.
'The enemy' - as Philip Snow, points out, this seems an example of the tendency to 'elide Japan and China into a single antagonist'!
Source:
Philip Snow, The Fall of Hong Kong, 2003, 273
Passed Corregidor 7.20am andered [and entered?] Manila 9.30am.
Over 150 vessels of all sorts anchored, several sunk inshore. Much aircraft about. Most harbours traffic done by landing barges. Buildings onshore look intact although there are signs of fire on some.
Conference held onshore.
Proceeded alongside 7.30pm.
Rained.
Many units got off.
Rec. R.C. message from Marj May 45 which tells me she is at home.
Alongside all night.
